The 28th edition of WOMEX, the primary conference and networking opportunity for world music (also known as global music) professionals, opened last in Lisbon, Portugal,…
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band – Sonbonbela (Sublime Frequencies, 2022) Sonbonbela is the third album by the formidable Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band,…
Cypriot musician, lyricist and composer Antonis Antoniou is the founder and the prime mover of the award-winning bands Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke. In his…
Who Are We? by Moroccan/Arabic fusion ensemble Al-Qasar is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022. October 2022 Chart…
Throisma by Cypriot artist Antonis Antoniou is the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in October 2022. With one foot in the East…
The 29th Annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will take place September 22-25, 2022 in downtown Bloomington, Indiana. The festival is named in part…
Minyo Crusaders – Live At Le Guess Who? (Mais Um, 2021) Celebrated Japanese band Minyo Crusaders recorded “Live At Le Guess Who?” in 2019 at…
Perkutao – Mis Ancestros (Buh Records, 2021) Perkutao is a rising Peruvian music ensemble that has brought new attention to the Afro-Peruvian music scene. Although…
Following a two-year-long hiatus, Bryant Park Picnic Performances in New York will present its famous Accordion Festival on September 16, 2022, with bands spotlighting masterful…
Väsen – Duo (NorthSide/Olov Johansson Musik, 2021) Väsen, Sweden’s iconic contemporary folk music band, has gone through yet another change. Throughout the years, Väsen has…